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The northern plains gray langur is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List, it is threatened by habitat loss. [2] The northern plains gray langur adapts to many habitats and the Hindu religion considers the northern plains gray langur to be sacred. [7] Hence it has large population within India, including within towns and cities. [7]
The tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam), also known as Madras gray langur, and Coromandel sacred langur, is an Old World monkey, one of the species of langurs. This, like other gray langurs, is mainly a leaf-eating monkey. It is found in southeast India and Sri Lanka. [1]
Southern plains gray langur was the common name ascribed to Semnopithecus dussumieri by Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition) in 2005. [1] Along with several other Semnopithecus , it had been previously considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur , Semnopithecus entellus , i.e., Semnopithecus entellus dussumieri . [ 2 ]
Gray langurs have stable populations in some areas and declining ones in others. [62] Both the black-footed gray langur and Kashmir gray langur are considered threatened. [3] [20] The latter is the rarest species of gray langur, with less than 250 mature individuals remaining. [3] In India, gray langurs number at around 300,000. [63]
The Tarai gray langur (Semnopithecus hector) is an Old World monkey, and was formerly considered a subspecies of the northern plains gray langur.The species is listed as near threatened, as there are probably not many more than 10,000 mature individuals, and it is experiencing a continuing decline.
The black-footed gray langur was previously considered to be a subspecies of Semnopithecus entellus. Research done in 2003 by Brandon-Jones may indicate that it is a subspecies of Semnopithecus dussumieri. Some experts believe that the species may be a naturally occurring hybrid of Semnopithecus johnii and Semnopithecus dussumieri.
The Kashmir gray langur (Semnopithecus ajax) is an Old World monkey, one of the langur species. It is a leaf-eating monkey. [2]It has been reported from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in northwestern India but evidence indicates it only occurs in the Chamba Valley in Himachal Pradesh.
The Nepal gray langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus) is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres (4,900 to 13,100 ft). [ 1 ]